Role Call

Role Call is a series in which Vulture talks to actors about performances they’ve probably forgotten by now, but we definitely haven’t.

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Anna Faris Answers Every Question We Have About Smiley Face

“I couldn’t believe that this role was for a woman.” By Matthew Jacobs

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Patrick Warburton Answers Every Question We Have About Bee Movie

“That bee is taking the time of his gal. He’s not happy about it.” By Devon Ivie

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Jeff Tweedy Answers Our Questions About Parks and Recreation’s Unity Concert

“I wasn’t confident at all, but I assumed the show knew what it was doing.” By Devon Ivie

Roles we’ve covered previously

role call Alyson Hannigan Answers All Our Questions About American Pie On her Buffy co-stars’ mixed reactions to the movie, frustrations with the casting director, and the shock of hearing Taylor Swift’s “So High School.” By Mara Reinstein
role call Michael McDonald Answers Every Question We Have About His 30 Rock Kidney Anthem “Everybody knew our function was our pathetic comic value, not our musical talent.” By Devon Ivie
role call Nicole Richie Answers Every Question We Have About Great News “I don’t necessarily know what they saw in that audition.” By Devon Ivie
role call Diane Ladd Answers Every Question We Have About Wild at Heart On working with her daughter Laura Dern, why Blue Velvet made her “angry,” and what she was thinking during that improvised lipstick scene. By Matthew Jacobs
role call Colin Hanks Answers Every Question We Have About Orange County On what happens when a Tenacious D superfan gets his first leading role opposite Jack Black in a comedy based on Mike White’s life. By Derek Lawrence
role call Mekhi Phifer Answers Every Question We Have About 8 Mile “The first thing I remember when I think about 8 Mile is, Damn, I almost turned down my name in an Oscar-winning song.” By Derek Lawrence
role call Michael Bolton Answers Every Question We Have About ‘Jack Sparrow’ On the Lonely Island’s “beyond vulgar” first idea, learning how to be less serious, and the gift that never stops giving. By Devon Ivie
role call Seth Green Answers Every Question We Have About The Italian Job On the sequel that never got made and the scene that caught Green’s real-life reaction to an almost-decapitation. By Derek Lawrence
role call Keith Hernandez Answers Every Question We Have About Seinfeld On feeling embarrassed by the performance, Jason Alexander’s “standoffish” behavior, and how the show gave him a “second life.” By Devon Ivie
role call Jane Lynch Answers Every Question We Have About The Fugitive On how a young Chicago comedian found herself under an umbrella with Harrison Ford talking liver tissue and how not to look stupid on camera. By Mara Reinstein

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Role Call

Anna Faris Answers Every Question We Have About Smiley Face

Patrick Warburton Answers Every Question We Have About Bee Movie

Jeff Tweedy Answers Our Questions About Parks and Recreation’s Unity Concert

Roles we’ve covered previously